Thread-fit fitted sheet for mattresses

ABSTRACT

A fitted sheet for a mattress is disclosed. The fitted sheet comprises a fabric having a top centre portion and a peripheral skirt portion extending from the top centre portion for covering at least five sides of the mattresses. The peripheral skirt portion includes a head end panel, a foot end panel and two side panels, wherein corresponding corner edges of the head end panel and the side panels are stitched, and corresponding corner edges of the foot end panel and the side panels are detachably attached through two zippers. Further, the fitted sheet comprises a first elastic member attached to bottom side edges of the head end panel and the side panels to clip the fitted sheet at a head end of the mattress, and a pair of cross corner elastic bands configured at adjacent bottom side corners to clip fitted sheet at a foot end of the mattress.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to Indian patent application No. 202111025697 filed on Jun. 9, 2021, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of mattress covers. More specifically, it pertains to a thread-fit fitted sheet for mattresses for ease of fitting on the mattresses.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.

Fitted sheets are commonly used for fitting around mattresses for covering and/or protecting the mattresses. Generally, construction of such a conventional fitted sheet involves cutting and sewing a fabric/material according to a shape the mattress, and further sewing one or more stretchable bands/elastic bands around a peripheral bottom side edge of the material. These elastic bands help to secures the fitted sheets to the mattress.

A conventional fitted sheet 100, such as one shown in FIG. 1A, includes a top centre portion (not shown) for fitting upon a top surface of a mattress 150, and a peripheral skirt portion 102 that extends to a bottom side of the mattress 150. The skirt portion 102 includes the two end panels including a top end panel 104 and a bottom end panel 106 and two side panels 108-1 and 108-2 (collectively referred to as side panels 108), wherein the respective end panels 104 and 106 and the side panels 108 are stitched together (indicated by arrow 112 in FIG. 1B) at adjacent edges for fitting over corresponding ends and sides of the mattress 150. Further, an elastic band 110 is stitched around a bottom side edge of the skirt portion 102, which lies beneath the mattress 150 to secures the conventional fitted sheet 100 on the mattress 150. However, the conventional fitted sheet is associated with several issues. For example, wrapping the mattress with the conventional fitted sheet used to be a tedious and cumbersome process. As the mattresses have become larger and heavier, this task has become more difficult, particularly for seniors people with weak hands. Sometimes it requires to lift up corners of such a heavy mattress in order to get the elastic under the corners. Generally, two persons are needed to position the fitted sheet on the mattress, with one person holding the one or more corners in place while the other person moves the fitted sheet around the sides and under the mattress. It can be frustrating when a single person is attempting to make the bed by themselves. Further, the conventional fitted sheets can easily become loose. Even when they seem secure at first, they may shrink over time.

Efforts have been made in past to provide solution to abovementioned problems of the conventional fitted sheet. However, these solutions/alternatives are either more time consuming in fitting and removal of the fitted sheet or more costly in the process of manufacture of the fitted sheet.

There is, therefore, a need in the art to provide a simple, easy to use and cost-effective thread-fit fitted sheet for mattresses, which can overcome the abovementioned drawbacks of the conventional and/or existing fitted sheets.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION

A general object of the present disclosure is to provide an improved fitted sheet for mattresses, which can obviate the abovementioned drawbacks of conventional fitted sheets.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a simple and cost-effective fitted sheet for covering and/or protecting mattresses.

Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a thread-fit fitted sheet for mattresses for ease of fitting on the mattresses.

Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a simple and cost-effective thread-fit fitted sheet that may be easily and quickly applied to or removed from mattresses, thereby reducing time consumption and manual efforts in making up beds, especially in hotels, hospitals and the like, where a large number of beds are in use.

These and other objects of the present invention will become readily apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure relates to mattress covers including, but not limited to, fitted sheets, and/or fitted sheet protectors. More specifically, it pertains to a thread-fit fitted sheet for mattresses for ease of fitting on the mattresses.

In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a fitted sheet for a mattress. The mattress can be selected from a group comprising a crib, toddler, twin, twin extra-long, full, full extra-long, queen, king, and California king size mattress. The proposed fitted sheet can include a fabric comprising a top centre portion for fitting upon a top surface of a mattress, and a peripheral skirt portion extending from the top centre portion to define an envelope for covering at least five sides of the mattresses. The peripheral skirt portion can include a pair of end panels including a head end panel and a foot end panel, and a pair of side panels. Corner edges of the head end panel can be attached to adjacent corner edges of the side panels, and corner edges of the foot end panel are detachably attached to adjacent corner edges of the side panels. The pair of end panels and the pair of side panels can be adapted for fitting over corresponding ends and sides of the mattress.

In an embodiment, the top centre portion, the pair of end panels and the pair of side panels can be made from a single piece of the fabric.

In an embodiment, the pair of end panels and the pair of side panels of the peripheral skirt portion can be configured for coveting two opposite sides, two opposite ends and at least a portion of a bottom side of the mattress.

The proposed fitted sheet can include a first elastic member attached to a bottom side edge of the head end panel and a portion of a bottom side edge of each of the side panels. The first elastic member can be a semi-circular boxer elastic. The first elastic member can be configured to clip the fitted sheet at a head end of the mattress. The proposed fitted sheet can further include a pair of cross corner elastic bands connected between the side panels and the foot end panel. The pair of cross corner elastic bands can be configured at adjacent bottom side corners defined between the side panels and the foot end panel. The pair of cross corner elastic bands can help to drag down the fitted sheet comfortably to a foot end of the mattress after the fitted sheet is clip at the head end of the mattress and further clip fitted sheet at a foot end of the mattress.

In an embodiment, the proposed fitted sheet can include a pair of zippers configured between the corner edges of the foot end panel and the corner edges of the side panels for detachably attaching the corner edges of the foot end panel to the adjacent corner edges of the side panels.

In an embodiment, the corner edges of the head end panel can be stitched to the adjacent corner edges of the side panels.

In an embodiment, the proposed fitted sheet can include a second elastic member attached to least a portion of a bottom side edge of the foot end panel.

In an embodiment, the fabric can include at least one of cotton, cotton blend, polyester, polyester blend, wool, silk, synthetic, nonwoven, quilted, felted, multi-layered fabric, and waterproof material.

Various objects, features, aspects and advantages of the inventive subject matter will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in which like numerals represent like components.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The summary above, as well as the following detailed description of illustrative embodiment's, is better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. For the purpose of illustrating the present disclosure, exemplary constructions of the disclosure are shown in the drawings. However, the disclosure is not limited to specific methods and instrumentalities disclosed herein. Moreover, those in the art will understand that the drawings are not to scale.

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1A illustrates a conventional fitted sheet applied on a mattress.

FIG. 1B illustrates a side corner view of a mattress with a conventional fitted sheet.

FIG. 2A illustrates a bottom view of a mattress with the proposed fitted sheet, in accordance with embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2B illustrates a perspective view from a bottom of a mattress showing the proposed fitted sheet applied thereto, in accordance with embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 illustrates a side corner view of a mattress showing a zipper of the proposed fitted sheet, in accordance with embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4A illustrates a bottom view of a head end portion of a mattress with the proposed fitted sheet, in accordance with embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4B illustrates a bottom view of a foot end portion of a mattress with the proposed fitted sheet, in accordance with embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such details as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.

Exemplary embodiments will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments are shown. This disclosure may however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. These embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those of ordinary skill in the art. Moreover, all statements herein reciting embodiments of the disclosure, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass both structural and functional equivalents thereof. Additionally, it is intended that such equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as equivalents developed in the future (i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function, regardless of structure).

Embodiments explained herein relate to mattress covers including, but not limited to, fitted sheets, and/or fitted sheet protectors. More specifically, it pertains to a thread-fit fitted sheet for mattresses for ease of fitting on the mattresses. The proposed thread-fit fitted sheet can obviate drawbacks of conventional fitted sheets.

In an aspect, the proposed thread-fit fitted sheet may be easily and quickly applied to or removed from mattresses, thereby reducing time consumption and manual efforts in making up beds. In another aspect, the proposed thread-fit fitted sheet can be used for a mattress that can be any of a crib, toddler, twin, twin extra-long, full, full extra-long, queen, king, and California king size mattress.

In an aspect, the proposed thread-fit fitted sheet can be made in such a way that fitting the proposed fitted sheet is a very easy and comfortable process. The proposed thread-fit fitted sheet can include a fabric comprising a top centre portion for fitting upon a top surface of a mattress, and a peripheral skirt portion extending from the top centre portion to define an envelope for covering at least five sides of the mattresses. The peripheral skirt portion can include a pair of end panels including a head end panel and a foot end panel, and a pair of side panels. Corner edges of the head end panel can be stitched to adjacent corner edges of the side panels.

The fitted sheet can be clipped at a head end of the mattress through a first semi-circular boxer elastic that is attached to a bottom side edge of the head end panel and a portion of a bottom side edge of each of the side panels, and then the fitted sheet can be dragged and clipped at a foot end of the mattress through cross elastic bands provided at foot end corners of the fitted sheet. Further, a pair of zippers provided at the foot end corners along height of the mattress are zipped to close the foot end corners and make the bed look very clean and neat around the corners. Thus, the proposed fitted sheet reduces the hazzle and snug fits on the mattress in less time.

Referring to FIGS. 2A and 2B where bottom views of a mattress with the proposed thread-fit fitted sheet are shown, the proposed thread-fit fitted sheet (hereinafter, alternatively referred to as fitted sheet) 200 can be designed to fit on a mattress 250 snugly and neatly to provide a neat or decorative appearance. The fitted sheet 200 covers the entirety of a top, ends and sides of the mattress 250 and at least a portion of the fitted sheet 200 extends to a bottom side of the mattress 250. Thus, the fitted sheet 200 comprises an envelope or pocket capable of receiving the mattress 250. In an exemplary embodiment, the mattress 250 may represent any typical mattress including, for example, a crib, toddler, twin, twin extra-long, full, full extra-long, queen, king, and California king size mattress.

The proposed fitted sheet 200 can be made from one piece of a fabric that may include multiple portions including a top centre portion (not shown) for fitting upon a top surface of the mattress and a peripheral skirt portion 202 extending from the top centre portion to for covering at least five sides of the mattresses 250. The peripheral skirt portion 202 can include a pair of end panels including a head end panel 206-1 and a foot end panel 206-2 (collectively referred to as end panels 206), and a pair of opposite side panels 208-1 and 208-2 (collectively referred to as side panels 208). The pair of end panels 206 and the pair of side panels 208 can be adapted for fitting over corresponding ends and sides of the mattress 250. The terms head end, foot end and sides correspond to the portions of the fitted sheet 200 which are adjacent to a head end, a foot end and lateral sides, respectively, of the mattress 250. As shown, a portion of each of the head end panel 206-1 and the foot end panel 206-2, and the pair of opposite side panels 208-1 and 208-2 tuck under the bottom of the mattress 250, thus the end panels 206 and the pair of side panels 208 of the peripheral skirt portion 204 can be configured for coveting two opposite sides, two opposite ends and a portion of a bottom side of the mattress 250.

In an embodiment, corner edges of the head end panel 206-1 can be coupled to adjacent corner edges of the side panels 208. For instance, the corner edges of the head end panel 206-1 and the corner edges of the side panels 208 can be stitched (indicated by an arrow 218).

Further, corner edges of the foot end panel 206-2 can be detachably attached to adjacent corner edges of the side panels 208. For instance, the fitted sheet 200 can be provided with a pair of zippers 210-1 and 210-1 (collectively referred to as zippers 210) that are configured between the corner edges of the foot end panel 206-2 and the corner edges of the side panels 208 for detachably attaching the corner edges of the foot end panel 206-2 to the adjacent corner edges of the side panels 208.

Further, the proposed fitted sheet 200 can include a first elastic member 212 attached and/or stitched to a bottom side edge of the head end panel 206-1 and a portion of a bottom side edge of each of the side panels 208. The first elastic member 212 can be a semi-circular boxer elastic. The first elastic member 212 can be configured to clip the fitted sheet 200 at a head end of the mattress 250. For instance, the first elastic member 212 can have a width of about linch.

The proposed fitted sheet 200 can further include a pair of cross corner elastic bands 214-1 and 214-2 (cross corner elastic bands 214) connected between the side panels 208 and the foot end panel 206-2. The cross corner elastic bands 214 can be configured at adjacent bottom side corners defined between the side panels 208 and the foot end panel 206-2. The cross corner elastic bands 214 can help to drag down the fitted sheet comfortably to a foot end of the mattress 250 after the fitted sheet 200 is clip at the head end of the mattress 250, and further clip fitted sheet 200 at the foot end and/or bottom of the mattress 250. The cross corner elastic bands 214 can have a width of about linch.

In an embodiment, the pair of zippers 210 are configured to close or open, based on requirement, the foot end corners of the fitted sheet 200 for, respectively, attaching or detaching the corner edges of the foot end panel 106-2 to adjacent corner edges of the side panels 208. In an embodiment, the foot end panel 206-2 may lay flat when the zippers 210 are unzipped. The zippers 210 can be sewn to the respective corner edges of the foot end panel 206-2 and the corner edges of the side panels 208.

In an embodiment, the proposed fitted sheet 200 can include a second elastic member 216 which can be attached to least a portion of a bottom side edge of the foot end panel 206-2. The first elastic member 212, the second elastic member 216, the cross corner elastic bands 214 and the zippers 210 can be configured to secures the fitted sheet 200 on the mattress 250.

In an embodiment, the fabric of the fitted sheet 200 can include at least one of cotton, cotton blend, polyester, polyester blend, wool, silk, synthetic, nonwoven, quilted, felted, multi-layered fabric, waterproof material, and the like.

FIG. 3 illustrates a side corner view of a mattress showing a zipper fastener 210 of the proposed fitted sheet, in accordance with embodiment of the present disclosure. The zipper fasteners 210 are provided at the foot end corners along height of the mattress 250 for closing the foot end corners to snug fit the fitted sheet 200 on the mattress 250 and make the bed look very clean and neat around the corners. The zippers 210 help for easy making of the bed.

Referring to FIGS. 4A and 4B where a bottom view of a head end portion and a bottom view of a foot end portion of a mattress with the proposed fitted sheet are, respectively, shown. The proposed fitted sheet 200 is configured for ease of fitting on the mattresses 250. The fitted sheet 200 can be made in such a way that fitting the fitted sheet 200 is a very easy and comfortable process. For instance, a user needs to just clip a head end of the fitted sheet 200 with a head end of the mattress 250 through the first semi-circular boxer elastic 212 and pull down the fitted sheet 200 to the foot end of the mattress 250. Further, put foot end corners of the fitted sheet 200 in place with help of the cross-elastic bands 214 which clip the foot end of the fitted sheet 200 with the foot end of the mattress 250. Then, close the foot end corners of the fitted sheet 200 through the zippers 210, consequently the fitted sheet 200 snug fits the mattress 250 in a very small time.

Thus, the present disclosure provides an improved, simple and cost-effective thread-fit fitted sheet for mattresses for ease of fitting on the mattresses.

While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.

Advantages of the Invention

The present disclosure provides an improved fitted sheet for mattresses, which can obviate drawbacks of conventional fitted sheets.

The present disclosure provides a simple and cost-effective fitted sheet for covering and/or protecting mattresses.

The present disclosure provides a thread-fit fitted sheet for mattresses for ease of fitting on the mattresses.

The present disclosure provides a simple and cost-effective thread-fit fitted sheet that may be easily and quickly applied to or removed from mattresses, thereby reducing time consumption and manual efforts in making up beds, especially in hotels, hospitals and the like, where a large number of beds are in use. 

We claim:
 1. A fitted sheet for a mattress, the fitted sheet comprising: a fabric comprising a top center portion for fitting upon a top surface of a mattress, and a peripheral skirt portion extending from the top center portion to define an envelope for covering at least five sides of the mattresses, the peripheral skirt portion having a pair of end panels comprising a head end panel and a foot end panel, and a pair of side panels, wherein corner edges of the head end panel are attached to adjacent corner edges of the side panels, and corner edges of the foot end panel are detachably attached to adjacent corner edges of the side panels; a first elastic member attached to a bottom side edge of the head end panel and a portion of a bottom side edge of each of the side panels; and a pair of cross corner elastic bands connected between the side panels and the foot end panel, wherein the pair of cross corner elastic bands are configured at adjacent bottom side corners defined between the side panels and the foot end panel.
 2. The fitted sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pair of end panels and the pair of side panels of the peripheral skirt portion are configured for coveting two opposite sides, two opposite ends and at least a portion of a bottom side of the mattress.
 3. The fitted sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fitted sheet comprises a pair of zippers configured between the corner edges of the foot end panel and the corner edges of the side panels for detachably attaching the corner edges of the foot end panel to the adjacent corner edges of the side panels.
 4. The fitted sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the corner edges of the head end panel are stitched to the adjacent corner edges of the side panels.
 5. The fitted sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the top center portion, the pair of end panels and the pair of side panels are made from a single piece of the fabric.
 6. The fitted sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein a second elastic member is attached to least a portion of a bottom side edge of the foot end panel.
 7. The fitted sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first elastic member is a semi-circular boxer elastic, and wherein the first elastic member is configured to clip the fitted sheet at a head end of the mattress.
 8. The fitted sheet as claimed in claim 7, wherein the pair of cross corner elastic bands are adapted to clip the fitted sheet at a foot end of the mattress.
 9. The fitted sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mattress is selected from a group comprising a crib, toddler, twin, twin extra-long, full, full extra-long, queen, king, and California king size mattress.
 10. The fitted sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fabric comprises at least one of cotton, cotton blend, polyester, polyester blend, wool, silk, synthetic, nonwoven, quilted, felted, multi-layered fabric, and waterproof material. 